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Chronic Anxiety After Stress Linked to Immune System

November 14, 2016 SrijitaAfter, Anxiety, chronic, immune, Linked, Stress, System, to

Immune cells in the spleen can contribute to prolonged anxiety following psychological stress, new research has found. The abundance of white blood cells in the spleen could be sending messages to the brain that result in behavioural changes long after experiencing repeated stress, the study conducted in mice showed. “Our findings emphasise the possibility that the immune system represents a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of mental health conditions,” said Daniel McKim from Ohio State University in the US. In this study, the scientists determined that the immune cell…

To treat chronic pain, tune brain to a certain frequency

November 6, 2016 Srijitaa, Brain, certain, chronic, frequency, Pain, to, treat, tune

To treat chronic pain, tune brain to a certain frequency ( Tom Merton/Getty Images) Scientists have shown for the first time that “tuning in” the brain to a particular frequency can alleviate chronic pain. Chronic pain is often a mixture of recurrent acute pains and chronic persistent pain. About 20-50% of the general population suffers from chronic pain, which lasts for six months. Nerve cells on the brain surface are coordinated with each other at a particular frequency depending on the state of the brain. Alpha waves tuned at 9-12…

Chronic Kidney Disease May Lead to Diabetes

August 18, 2016 Srijitachronic, Diabetes, Disease, Kidney, Lead, May, to

Establishing a novel link between chronic kidney disease and diabetes, a team of researchers have identified molecular mechanisms that may be responsible for the increased blood glucose levels in such patients. Previous studies have found that type 2 diabetes is one of the causes of chronic kidney disease – that is characterised by the progressive and irreversible loss of kidney function in filtering and eliminating toxins from the blood. “However, our observations in mice and in human samples show that chronic kidney disease can cause secondary diabetes,” said lead researcher…

How Much Exercise Will Lower Chronic Disease Risk?

August 11, 2016 Srijitachronic, Disease, exercise:, How, Lower, much, Risk, Will

Image via iStock The daily dose of activity needed to lower the risk of diabetes, stroke and heart disease by at least 20 percent is several times the minimum recommended by the World Health Organization, researchers said Wednesday.The same applies to breast and bowel cancer, they reported in a study reviewing 35 years of research on the link between physical exertion — whether gardening or long-distance running — and five chronic diseases. The benefits of exercise are well known and beyond dispute. Most health authorities issue guidelines on the bare…

chronic fatigue can also spark off you to suppress feelings

May 22, 2016 Srijitaalso, Can, chronic, fatigue, feelings, Off, Spark, suppress, to, You

people tormented by persistent fatigue have a tendency to be extra annoying, distressed and are also much more likely to suppress those emotions than folks who do now not have this condition, says a examine. similarly, when below pressure , persistent fatigue syndrome sufferers display extra activation of the organic ” fight or flight” mechanism , which may additionally upload to their fatigue, the have a look at stated. “sufferers with persistent fatigue syndrome regularly tell us that pressure worsens their symptoms, however this study demonstrates a possible organic mechanism…